St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School

LiverpoolVoluntary aided school

Hale Road, Liverpool, L4 3RL

Headteacher: Mr Andrew ReidelSchool website ↗Pupils: 461 (capacity: 480)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected November 2021
67%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected November 2021

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 16 November 2021Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
67.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
13.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 75%·Writing 74%·Maths 82%All three 67%
Reading
Expected75%
Exceeding34%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected74%
Exceeding22%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected82%
Exceeding25%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
45.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
14.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
22.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
228 girls, 233 boys

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 68% (2018/19), currently 67%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1653.0%4.0%-0.6-0.6-0.6
2016/1764.0%7.0%-1.6-1.0+0.6
2017/1867.0%12.0%-1.3+0.8+0.5
2018/1968.0%15.0%-0.6+1.80.0
2022/2363.0%12.0%-0.1+2.7+0.2
2023/2464.0%13.0%---
2024/2567.0%13.0%---